Breaking News

News

May 29: “Nigeria army has strengthened democracy under President Buhari” …Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Makama

As Nigeria celebrates May 29 as democracy day, Oba Hameed Adekunle Makama Oyelude, Tegbosun iii, the Olowu of Kuta Kingdom, Osun State has hailed the Nigerian army for strengthening democracy under President Mohammadu Buhari’s government. The monarch stated this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. Read full statement below: Democracy is when…

Read more

Mob kill Nigerian businessman in India after lady accuses him of stealing (See video of the attack)

A Nigerian Businessman resident in India have killed in the country after a lady accused him of stealing. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has however reacted to the brutal killing of the businessman, Ohaji Egbema Oguta aka Sunny Mic, who was beaten to death in India on Wednesday, May 27th at Palam in New…

Read more

Olomi Road: Federal Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe wades into Contractor, Community crisis

Federal Lawmaker, representing Oluyole Federal Constituency, Hon. Tolu Akande-Sadipe has intervened in a misunderstanding between the contractor, handling Olomi-Olodo-Ijebuigbo road, D.C Engineering Ltd. and the Olojuoro Road Joint community forum, in Ibadan. The intervention followed the frosty relations between D.C Eng. Ltd. and the Joint Community Forum, consisting of fourteen (14) communities took a twist…

Read more

PHOTOS: 103-year-old US grand mother celebrates recovery from COVID-19 by drinking beer

103 year old grandmother, Jennie Stejna, from Wilbraham, Massachusetts, US is celebrating recovery from novel COVID-19 by drinking beer. When a woman recording her, the old grandmother remarked that the Bud Light was ‘cold’ as she took a sip of it in her nursing home bed. When she was asked ‘how is it, good’, Jennie…

Read more

Cobham Asukho becomes UNICEF ambassador.

Award-winning musician and producer, Cobhams Asuquo, has been appointed National Ambassador of the United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF). UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Peter Hawkins disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to Peter Hawkins, the Nigerians songwriter would help raise awareness on concerns around children’s rights and solutions, including issues around birth registration, immunization,…

Read more

FG threatens to sack officials who leak govt documents

Following the recent incessant leak of official documents on social media, the Federal Government has taken measures to curb the unfortunate trend. In a circular titled , ‘Unauthorised circulation of official documents/information on social media,’ which was issued by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, it expressly warned that…

Read more

Sallah: There should be no gathering of more than 20persons across states – SGF warns State govts

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, has cautioned states not to relax social gathering restrictions because of Sallah celebrations. He reiterated that there should be no congregation of more than 20 people at a particular place as earlier directed by the…

Read more

Group condemns attack by assailant on Ooni as greatest sacrilege

The leadership of the apex umbrella body of Youths in Yoruba Land, Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has unequivocally condemned in its entirety the gruesome attack on His Imperial Majesty, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11. The group in a statement signed by its president, Aare Oladotun Hassan,Esq said the Ooni of Ife and Co-chair…

Read more

One feared dead, many injured as tanker crashes into bus on Otedola Bridge

A fully loaded tanker has reportedly crashed into a bus on Otedola bridge in Lagos, causing the death of one person and others injured. The dead victim is a woman who is yet to be identified. According to sources, the accident happened at along the express road, by Mobil petrol station, inward Berger. Reports also…

Read more

Curfew: Doctors commence indefinite stay-at-home as NMA gives directives

The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association has directed its members to sit at home from 6 pm today, Wednesday, May 20, 2020. This directive is coming following conflicting orders restricting movement of essential workers amid Covid-19 lockdown. Below is a statement released by the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Chapter signed by…

Read more